Wool Directory
The table of contacts below gives the contact details for organisations, groups, societies and individuals who work with wool in a variety of ways.
The contacts are all involved with wool either by promoting it, processing wool, producing wool from their own sheep or through the envolvement in crafts such as spinning, knitting, weaving, dying or felting.
Many of the contacts in the table below also produce woollen items for sale, provide tuition or run craft workshops.
We hope that you find the contacts on this list useful.
| Name | Location | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Organisations, Groups & Societies | ||
| Wool Marketing Board | United Kingdom |
The official controlling body of wool marketing. |
| The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers | United Kingdom | Large organisation with many local branches. A source of tuition & possibly outlets for your wool. |
| British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association | United Kingdom | Promotes coloured sheep & the use of coloured wool. |
| The Arkwright Spinsters | Sir Richard Arkwright's Cromford Mill, Matlock, Derbyshire | A spinning & fibrecraft group. They meet on the third Sunday of each month between 11.00 am & 4.00 pm. |
| Black Sheep Spinners | Blaze Farm, Wildboarclough, Derbyshire | Informal spinning group. They meet on the third Wednesday of each month. |
| Craft Centres, Tuition & Courses | ||
| Lindsay Roberts | Chesters, Scottish Borders | Handspun yarn, fibres, tuition & workshops. |
| Brenda Howell | Newcastle Emlyn, Wales | Spinning, weaving, dying & felting, wools & woven goods. Demonstrations & illustrated talks. |
| Thelma Jones | St. Clears, Carmarthen, Wales | Studio on a rare breeds farm, local artists on display. |
| Sylvia Sexton | Moylegrove Village, Pemrbrokeshire, Wales | Spinning & weaving equipment, tuition. Craft studio with hand knits & hand woven items. |
| Wingham Wool Work | Wentworth, South Yorkshire | Tuition, fibres, yarns & equipment for sale. |
| The Threshing Barn | Leek, Staffordshire | Tuition, fibres, yarns & equipment for sale. |
| Diane Fisher | North Derbyshire | Tuition, handspun yarns, demonstrations & commissions considered. |
| Processors | ||
| The Natural Fibre Company Ltd. | Launceston, Cornwall | Woollen & worsted spinners, organic processors & dyers. |
| Curlew Weavers | Newcastle Emlyn, Wales | Mill, producers of woollen fabrics & products in tweed. |
| Bobtails | East Riding of Yorkshire | Fleeces & pet hair handpspun & can also be hand knitted. |
| Griffiths' Mill | Derbyshire Dales | Processors of fleece, scouring & carding. Often processed fibre & fleeces for sale. |
| Halifax Spinning Company | Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire | Spinning & processing of fleece. |
| New Lanark Mill | Lanarkshire, Scotland | Processors, spinners & dyers of organic wool. Organic farmers welcome as trade customers. Soil Association accredited |
| Other | ||
| Skye Skyns | Isle of Skye, Scotland | Tanning of sheep skins available upon request |
The table of contacts above who work with wool in various ways are offered here in good faith for the convenience of members. The Jacob Sheep Society does not recommend or endorse any of the contacts.